The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29
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SUBJECTS or YESTERDAY WELL
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Western Changes Of OpinIop-The Euro.
pean War Rumors-King Cotton-Read
Ing Railroad s~trike-Trusts and syndi-
cst~es-Consumers Open Their Eyes-&c.
The Baltimore Sun has an able criti-
cism on the significance of the Chicago
1111une's opposition to the protectionist
theory Of Blaine, and it says wisely that
1.-The interests of the Republican agricul-
turists of the West and Northwest were
never, OF course, identical with those OF
the protectionists East. On the contrary,
the West and Northwest have ever since
the wal had the same reason as the South
10 desire to reduce the high tariff taxes
imposed in the interest of Pennsylvania
and a few other Eastern States. But
they have been blinded by party feeling
Sectional antipathies before and since the
war account for the loyalty of the grain
growing States 10 the Republican party,
despite its tariff policy. The farmers Of
that region have till recently been too
busy and prosperous TO study out the idea
that the alleged peryersity of the South
was an insufficient reason for paying
prices enhanced by the tariff for the
benefit of the East, while Western grain
went to market unprotected. But falling
prices for grain and meat have at length
opened their eyes, and whole States
Minnesota and Nebraska, for example
are %pronouncing for tariff reform. Re
publican voters in these States and in
scattered districts of other Republican
States of the Northwest cannot now be
relied upon to elect protectionist Repub.
licans to Congress. Candidates having
low.tarif views have the best chance,
whether Republicans or Democrats.
As indicated by our kilograms Friday
night the cotton movement for the week
with comparisons for the same period
last year was az follows: Receipts at in
terror towns, 155, 02l bales against 1856
bales last year. The shipments, 145, AGO
bales against III $40 bales last year. The
stocks remaining were 540,5S1 bales, COM
pared with 455, 740 bales the same time in
1886. The receipts at the ports were
POI $40 bales for the week, against 2S0,2S4
bales the same week last year. The de-
~liyeries from plantations were oil 400
bales against 302, 1896 bales last year, and
the total deliveries from plantations since
September l amounting to 4,296,S5 tales
against ,3,9l0,l55 bales for the same pc
Rod last year, or an increase of 1856, 702
bales exclusive of overland movement
and takings Of Southern %spinners. The
amount of crop in sight at the same date
was 4,924,2S2 bales, compared with 1885,
52t bales same day last year, which shows
an increase of 537,7G1 balcs.-Lurnal Of
Commerce.
In criticising the causes and results of
the Reading railroad strike, the Herald
says:
Now, in his case, who would be the
sufferers The railroads Yes, but only
TO a certain extent. Whatever blocks
traffic interferes with its profits. Men do
business for money, and when business is
clOgged losses pile up on top of ea9
other like a couple of trains in a collision.
Well, then, who gets the hardest blow Z
Why, the poor folk, who have their all
at stake, and are the least able to bear il.
Labor organizations, therefore, when
they hit from the shoulder, ought to be
very careful not to knock the wrong man
over the ropes"
1t is q goOtthing that the Reading rail
road strike is over
For the employees, who would have suf-
fered during its continuance and might
have been left without work at its close.
For the non.striking workmen, who
would have been assessed .on their hard
earned wages to support the strikers
while the latter were idle.
For the railroad people, because it is
undesirable TO embitter the feelings be-
tween employer and employe, which an
obstinate strike always does;
For the people of New York and Phila-
delphia, because a coal famine, which
might have resulted from its continuance,
would have caused widespread suffering
in both cities.-N Y. World.
The consumer who opens his eyes will
see that in many important projected
industries home competition has been de-
liberately killed by the protected manu-
facturers. BY Trusts, by syndicates, by
combinations, by pools, by associations,
manufacturers have successfully con
spired to prevent competition and to
withhold from consumers the benefits OF
1t. In the case of at least n such Trust
we have the Trbunes admission that the
Trusts purpose is to keep prices up to
the importing point-that is, by monop-
oily power TO compel consumers to pay
for the protected product a price equal to
the price of the imported product plus
the duty on the same.-N. Y. Times.
While confidence is still professed in
high official quarters here that peace will
be maintained | am informed that great
and increasing misgiyings really prevail.
British Ambassadors abroad may commu-
nicate their suspicious and opinions, but
they know nothing of the secret springs
of action at either Gatschina or Berlin
Herahrs European edition.
Among the schemes for shortening he
time between America and England, that
for making Holyhead the eastern termi-
nus for transatlantic travel is again re-
yived, to the dismay of Liverpool. 1t is
certainly a remarkable fact that the de-
parture and arrival of steamers from and
al both Liverpool and New York are